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During this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about why Americans aren’t having babies and what it could mean for the country.

During this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about why Americans aren’t having babies and what it could mean for the country.

The omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to cause less severe illness but is about 15 times more contagious than delta in children under the age of 5, according to a new study from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

The president wants to expand the federal child tax credit for lower-income households. "In one fell swoop, it'll essentially lower the child poverty rate by more than 40%," says analyst Chuck Marr.

The challenge of raising a reader have changed in the digital age, when children have multiple distractions at their fingertips.The editor of the New York…

Children and young adult literature has changed througout the decades. The very first children's books were printed and sold in 1740. The earliest…

A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot last week near a Columbus elementary school. The suspect is another boy, just 13. Tragedies like these are all too…

A new state marriage law prohibiting children under the age of 17 from marrying in Ohio took effect Monday.The Dayton Daily News reports the new law…

Is Santa real? Will you ever die? Children ask questions that can induce knee-buckling panic in adults. NPR's Life Kit and Sesame Workshop have research-tested strategies to help you with the answers.

Opioid addiction continues to deplete Ohio’s communities and is driving up the number of children entering foster care. It’s been a year since the Ohio…